Does God manifest His love in the animal world too?

[gerardchew]

LOVE NEVER FAILS (BIBLE STUDY)
Please share your thoughts and other bible verses based on the video below about 2 orphaned tigers who grew up together, then separated and eventually re-united.

https://youtu.be/fM_gxhNUczQ&t=3s

[RabbiKnife]

LOVE NEVER FAILS (BIBLE STUDY)
Please share your thoughts and other bible verses based on the video below about 2 orphaned tigers who grew up together, then separated and eventually re-united.

https://youtu.be/fM_gxhNUczQ&t=3s

So what book of the Bible is this about?  1 or 2 Felines?

[IMINXTC]

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[Athanasius]

Well it's Sunday here, so at least it won't be 4 in one week, but I'll leave this up to the group to decide because who knows, maybe we'd like to talk about Rob Bell.

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[Fenris]

I just made a post about this!

Deuteronomy 22:

Should a bird's nest appear before you on the way, on any tree or on the earth, chicks or eggs, and the mother resting on the chicks or the eggs: You shall not take the mother with the offspring. You shall send away the mother, and take the offspring for yourself, so that it be good for you, and your days be long.

The commentators analyze why God gave this command.

Maimonides (1135-1204) takes the obvious approach: because a mother bird feels pain, and we should diminish that pain by chasing the mother bird away before taking her eggs.

Nachmanides (1194-1270) takes a different approach. Noting that the purpose of God's commands is to sanctify and uplift the doer, he says that the mother bird's pain is really secondary; the primary purpose of the act is to make the attribute of mercy part of the person who does the chasing away.

The Maharal (1524-1609) takes a different tack entirely. He puts aside the mother bird's pain and the elevation of the chaser. He says the primary reason is that when we follow one of God's commands, we create metaphysical empires beyond human capacity to comprehend.

And the best part is that all these answers can be both true and correct.

[teddyv]

I just made a post about this!

Deuteronomy 22:

Should a bird's nest appear before you on the way, on any tree or on the earth, chicks or eggs, and the mother resting on the chicks or the eggs: You shall not take the mother with the offspring. You shall send away the mother, and take the offspring for yourself, so that it be good for you, and your days be long.

The commentators analyze why God gave this command.

Maimonides (1135-1204) takes the obvious approach: because a mother bird feels pain, and we should diminish that pain by chasing the mother bird away before taking her eggs.

Nachmanides (1194-1270) takes a different approach. Noting that the purpose of God's commands is to sanctify and uplift the doer, he says that the mother bird's pain is really secondary; the primary purpose of the act is to make the attribute of mercy part of the person who does the chasing away.

The Maharal (1524-1609) takes a different tack entirely. He puts aside the mother bird's pain and the elevation of the chaser. He says the primary reason is that when we follow one of God's commands, we create metaphysical empires beyond human capacity to comprehend.

And the best part is that all these answers can be both true and correct.

My answer would be the same reason people don't hunt cow moose (at least around here) They are necessary for future moose populations

[Fenris]

My answer would be the same reason people don't hunt cow moose (at least around here) They are necessary for future moose populations

That is definitely a good point. Another commentator (Alas I cannot remember who) says that it's immoral to wipe out two generations of an animal family at the same time.

[gerardchew]

LOVE NEVER FAILS (BIBLE STUDY)
Please share your thoughts and other bible verses based on the video below about 2 orphaned tigers who grew up together, then separated and eventually re-united.

https://youtu.be/fM_gxhNUczQ&t=3s

So what book of the Bible is this about?  1 or 2 Felines?

Allegorical use of a real-life story to illuminate a bible theme.
3 books/chapters: 1 Corinthians 13, Song of Songs 2,3 and 1John 4
2 Siberian tigers: Boris and Svetlaya

[gerardchew]

I just made a post about this!

Deuteronomy 22:

Should a bird's nest appear before you on the way, on any tree or on the earth, chicks or eggs, and the mother resting on the chicks or the eggs: You shall not take the mother with the offspring. You shall send away the mother, and take the offspring for yourself, so that it be good for you, and your days be long.

The commentators analyze why God gave this command.

Maimonides (1135-1204) takes the obvious approach: because a mother bird feels pain, and we should diminish that pain by chasing the mother bird away before taking her eggs.

Nachmanides (1194-1270) takes a different approach. Noting that the purpose of God's commands is to sanctify and uplift the doer, he says that the mother bird's pain is really secondary; the primary purpose of the act is to make the attribute of mercy part of the person who does the chasing away.

The Maharal (1524-1609) takes a different tack entirely. He puts aside the mother bird's pain and the elevation of the chaser. He says the primary reason is that when we follow one of God's commands, we create metaphysical empires beyond human capacity to comprehend.

And the best part is that all these answers can be both true and correct.

Amen, God's love never fails!

[Athanasius]

The spammer is banned.

[Fenris]

The spammer is banned.

LOL that was fast

[Athanasius]

Well I was kinda giving him the benefit of the doubt, but then he went and posted the exact same thread a second time.